In Baltimore City
Man gets one year for leaving 2 children in Cherry Hill field
Konstantin Syropoulos was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday in connection to charges for leaving his girlfriend's young children alone in a field last spring while he allegedly went to buy drugs.
Baltimore Circuit Judge John M. Glynn sentenced Syropoulos, 28, of Brooklyn for two counts of "contributing to child in need of assistance status," a neglect-related misdemeanor charge.
Syropoulos pleaded guilty in October. He was arrested April 5 in Cherry Hill after police discovered a 7-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl in the fetal position, crying in some weeds. He is not related to the children, who were unhurt.
19-year-old fatally shot on West Pratt Street
A 19-year-old Baltimore man was fatally shot early yesterday in West Baltimore, police said.
James Powell was outdoors with several other people in the 1600 block of W. Pratt St. about 12:20 a.m. when the group became involved in a dispute with a man police have not identified, said Officer Troy Harris, a police spokesman. During the argument, a second unidentified man approached the group and started shooting.
Powell, of the 300 block of S. Stricker St., was hit several times and fell to the ground, Harris said. The gunman then stood over him and fired more shots.
City man serving sentence is fatally stabbed at Jessup
A Baltimore man serving a three-year sentence for larcery was fatally stabbed Tuesday at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup, state prison officials said yesterday.
Robert George, 29, was stabbed in the chest while returning to his cell block from lunch, said Capt. Priscilla Doggett, spokeswoman for the Division of Correction.
George reported his injury to guards about noon, was examined by medics and was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. after being taken to University of Maryland Medical Center, authorities said.
Doggett said corrections officials have a suspect, but had not yet filed charges.
In Baltimore County
Fire at Lutherville church was arson, officials say
LUTHERVILLE - Baltimore County police and fire officials have determined that a small fire at a Lutherville church yesterday morning was deliberately set, authorities said.
The fire occurred in second-floor classrooms under construction at Trinity Assembly of God Church, at West Joppa Road at the Baltimore Beltway, police spokesman Bill Toohey said. A maintenance worker smelled smoke and called his supervisor, who called 911 at 6:59 a.m.
